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Minnesota trades former Gator Percy Harvin to Seattle for draft picks

FILE - In this June 19, 2012, file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin speaks during an NFL football news conference in Eden Prairie, Minn. The Vikings have agreed to trade the unhappy receiver to Seattle for a package of draft picks that includes the Seahawks' first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details to The Associated Press on Monday, March 11, 2013, on condition of anonymity because the trade will not be official until Harvin passes a physical. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Harvin, Minnesota’s moody and multitalented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks for a package of draft picks that includes Seattle’s first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade won’t be official until the league’s new year begins Tuesday and Harvin passes a physical.

The 24-year-old Harvin will give second-year quarterback Russell Wilson a dynamic playmaker not yet at his peak. The former Florida standout’s departure from Minnesota will leave an even bigger void in a group of receivers that was already one of the thinnest in the NFL — and at least one disappointed former teammate in Peterson, the star running back and league MVP.

“The best all around player I ever seen or you’ll ever see! Goes to Seattle! I feel like I just got kicked in the stomach. Several times!!!” Peterson posted on Twitter.

“I mean, I can’t say I’m just happy about it. Who knows how much longer I have in Minnesota?” Williams said. “I can’t tell you one receiver that’s on the team right now.”

The trade will also send Seattle’s seventh-round pick this year and third-round selection in 2014 to Minnesota for Harvin, who was producing at an All-Pro level until badly spraining his left ankle last Nov. 4 in a game at Seattle. He was placed on injured reserve a month later, abruptly ending a season that began so strongly. He led the NFL in total yards, including rushing, receiving and returning, at the time of his injury.

Harvin was by far quarterback Christian Ponder’s favorite target, but the struggles of the passing attack that increased around midseason did not help Harvin’s mood.

He was seen shouting at coach Leslie Frazier on the sideline after one failed possession in the last game Harvin played for the Vikings.

Harvin will enter the fifth and final season of his rookie deal with a $2.9 million salary.